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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STICHOMETRY

From Late Greek stikhometria.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STICHOMETRY

stichometry  [stɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STICHOMETRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stichometry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STICHOMETRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stichometry

Stichometry is a term applied to the measurement of ancient texts by στίχοι or verses of a fixed standard length. It was the custom of the Greeks and Romans to estimate the length of their literary works by measured lines. In poetical works the number of metrical verses was computed; in prose works a standard line had to be taken, for no two scribes would naturally write lines of the same length. On the authority of Galen we learn that the unit of measurement among the Greeks was the average Homeric line, consisting of about 36 letters, or 16 syllables. The lines so measured were called στίχοι or ἔπη. The practice of thus computing the length of a work can be traced back to the 4th century BC in the boast of Theopompus that he had written more ἔπη than any other writer. The number of such στίχοι or ἔπη contained in a papyrus roll was recorded at the end of the work; and at the end of a large work extending to several rolls the grand total was given. The object of such stichometrical calculations was a commercial one, viz. to assess the pay of the scribe and the market value of the manuscript.

Definition of stichometry in the English dictionary

The definition of stichometry in the dictionary is the practice of writing out a prose text in lines that correspond to the sense units and indicate the phrasal rhythms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STICHOMETRY


anthropometry
ˌænθrəˈpɒmɪtrɪ
astrometry
əˈstrɒmɪtrɪ
audiometry
ˌɔːdɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
biometry
baɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
cometary
ˈkɒmɪtrɪ
cytometry
saɪˈtɒmɪtrɪ
densitometry
ˌdensɪˈtɒmɪtrɪ
geometry
dʒɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
isometry
aɪˈsɒmɪtrɪ
morphometry
mɔːˈfɒmɪtrɪ
optometry
ɒpˈtɒmɪtrɪ
photometry
fəʊˈtɒmɪtrɪ
psychometry
saɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ
radiometry
ˌreɪdɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
spectrometry
spɛkˈtrɒmɪtrɪ
spectrophotometry
ˌspektrəʊfəʊˈtɒmɪtrɪ
stoichiometry
ˌstɔɪkɪˈɒmɪtrɪ
tachometry
tæˈkɒmɪtrɪ
thermometry
θəˈmɒmɪtrɪ
trigonometry
ˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STICHOMETRY

stich
sticharia
sticharion
sticheron
stichic
stichically
stichidia
stichidium
stichology
stichometric
stichometrical
stichomythia
stichomythic
stichomythy
stichos
stick
stick around
stick at
stick at nothing
stick by

WORDS THAT END LIKE STICHOMETRY

altimetry
analytical geometry
anemometry
asymmetry
bathymetry
calorimetry
coordinate geometry
dosimetry
interferometry
plane geometry
poetry
polarimetry
reflectometry
spirometry
supersymmetry
symmetry
telemetry
variable-geometry
velocimetry
viscometry
volumetry

Synonyms and antonyms of stichometry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stichometry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STICHOMETRY

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The translations of stichometry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stichometry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

stichometry
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esticometría
570 millions of speakers

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stichometry
510 millions of speakers

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stichometry
380 millions of speakers
ar

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stichometry
280 millions of speakers

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stichometry
278 millions of speakers

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Stichometry
270 millions of speakers

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stichometry
260 millions of speakers

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Stichometry
220 millions of speakers

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Stichometry
190 millions of speakers

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stichometry
180 millions of speakers

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stichometry
130 millions of speakers

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stichometry
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stichometry
85 millions of speakers
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stichometry
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stichometry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिश्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stichometry
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stichometry
65 millions of speakers

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stichometry
50 millions of speakers

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stichometry
40 millions of speakers

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stichometry
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

στιχομετρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stichometry
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stichometry
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stichometry
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stichometry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STICHOMETRY»

The term «stichometry» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.021 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STICHOMETRY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stichometry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STICHOMETRY»

Discover the use of stichometry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stichometry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism:
Stichoi. and. Stichometry. Greek oTtXoc; means literally “line” (with many of the same extensions the English word has, e.g. a rank of soldiers or a line of a poem) . In literary circles, however, it had a more specific meaning: The standard ...
Robert B. Waltz
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The Documents in the Attic Orators: Laws and Decrees in the ...
Let us consider more closely how stichometry works and how it can be used for our purposes. 1.3. STICHOMETRY AND THE PRESENCE OF THE DOCUMENTS IN THE ANCIENT TRADITION In the medieval tradition some manuscripts ...
Mirko Canevaro, 2013
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An Introduction to Greek and Latin Palaeography
The practice of stichometry can actually be traced back to nearly a century before the time of Callimachus, who has been sometimes credited with its invention. Theopompus, as quoted by Photius,1 boasts that he had written 20,000 (irrj in ...
Sir Edward Maunde Thompson, 1912
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A Critical Study of the Euthalian Apparatus
E.L. Oulton (LCL; London: William Heinemann, 1932). 9 PL 28, col. 285, cited by Harris, Stichometry, 22 f. There is an English rendition in James Rendel Harris, " Stichometry," NSHE 11:93. 10 Died "about A.D. 438" (Robinson, Euthaliana, 36),  ...
Louis Charles Willard, 2009
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Whose Acts of Peter?: Text and Historical Context of the ...
In "Les 'Actes de Pierre' et leur remaniement," Poupon refers almost immediately and matter-of-factly to the evidence of the Stichometry and to Zahn's conjecture - " on estime a un tiers la partie perdue" (4363 n. 3) - and this forms a crucial basis ...
Matthew C. Baldwin, 2005
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The new Schaff-Herzog encyclopedia of religious knowledge
New-Testament Stichometry: In turning to the New Testament, and particularly to the epistles, it will appear that the theory already advanced is completely confirmed, and that there is a very powerful critical implement for the restoration of early ...
Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck, 1911
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Stichometry
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McHenry Harris, J Rendel Harris, 2010
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The works of Nathaniel Lardner: containing Credibility of ...
A Stichometry is, a catalogue of books of sacred scripture; to which is added the number of" the verses which each book contains. This Stichometry contains a catalogue of the books of the Old and New Testament : I. propose to transcribe the ...
Nathaniel Lardner, Andrew Kippis, 1788
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Encountering New Testament Manuscripts: A Working ...
Stichometry and Euthaliana §36. Insofar as the somewhat fragmentary papyrus preserves it, there is at the end of each of the Letters of Paul in J>46 (§90), a codex of around A.D. 200, an abbreviation written like this, cmx, followed by another ...
Jack Finegan, 1980
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The Works of Nathaniel Lardner, D.D.: With a Life by Dr. Kippis
A Stichometry is a catalogue of books of sacred scripture ; to which is added the number of the verses which each book contains. This Stichometry contains a catalogue of the books of the Old and New Testament : I propose to transcribe the  ...
Nathaniel Lardner, 1827

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STICHOMETRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stichometry is used in the context of the following news items.
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WHAT IS A GOSPEL?
Nor does the later Stichometry of Nicephorus, which similarly consigns to the Apocrypha the evangelion according to Thomas, and the euaggelion kata ... «Patheos, Oct 13»
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APPROVING REVELATION
In the ninth century, the Eastern Stichometry of Nicephorus rejected both Rev. John and Rev. Peter as apocryphal, placing them alongside the Gospel of the ... «Patheos, Jul 13»
3
More sex please, we're Greek: exposing the myth of Platonic love
Dr Kennedy's original paper, published in the journal Apeiron, `Plato's forms, Pythagorean Mathematics, and Stichometry', is available on request. «University of Manchester, Aug 11»
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North Texas pair out in semifinals of Scripps National Spelling Bee
He tied for 27th, correctly spelling bismarck, zoanthropy and stichometry. When the ring of the bell signified the end of his months-long journey, he exited stage ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 11»
5
Cracking the Plato code, it's all maths and music
Dr Kennedy's breakthrough, published this week in the scientific journal Apeiron, is based on stichometry, the measurement of ancient texts by standard line ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 10»
6
Science historian cracks "the Plato code"
The paper 'Plato's forms, Pythagorean Mathematics, and Stichometry' is available. Plato quoted: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”. «University of Manchester, Jun 10»
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New Jerusalem: Mothership's
In the 9th century, it was included with the Apocalypse of Peter among "disputed" books in the Stichometry of St. Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople. «UFODigest, Feb 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Stichometry [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stichometry>. Jun 2026 ».
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